Sand dredging is 'sterilising' ocean floor, UN warns
The amount of sand being withdrawn from the environment is considerable and has a large impact, a United Nations environmental agency says.
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The amount of sand being withdrawn from the environment is considerable and has a large impact, a United Nations environmental agency says.
GENEVA: Some six billion tonnes of sand and other sediment is extracted from the world’s seas and oceans every...
The UN has launched a global data platform to track sediment extraction in marine environments - Copyright KCNA VIA KNS/AFP/File STRAgnès PEDREROSome six billion tonnes of sand and other sediment is extracted from the world’s seas and oceans every year, the UN said Tuesday, warning of the devastating toll on biodiversity and coastal communities. Launching […]
UN warns the scale of dredging has a devastating effect on biodiversity and coastal communities.
The UN Environment Programme hopes to draw attention to an under-recognized threat to biodiversity: marine sand mining. According to UNEP, marine dred...